The actress is competing on ITV1’s skating show Dancing On Ice, which launched last night.

But Samia, 30, fears her chances of winning have been dashed by soap rival Jennifer Metcalfe, who has made her out to be a boyfriend stealer.

Hollyoaks beauty Jen, 29, revealed yesterday that her pro-skating boyfriend Sylvain Longchambon, 32, dumped her on Christmas Day after admitting something is happening between him and Samia, who he is paired with on the show.

Jen, who plays Mercedes McQueen, said: “It’s like a death. I felt gutted. It was the worst Christmas ever.

“He didn’t go into detail. He said he fancied Samia.

“I said to him: ‘Have you and Samia spoken about your feelings? I’m not stupid, I know what’s going on, I’m a woman.’

“He told me that Samia and himself had had a conversation about their feelings for each other.

“When you cut someone out of your life like that it’s pretty harsh.”

Now Samia, who plays Weatherfield crimper Maria Connor, fears she will feel the full force of a fan backlash as viewers refuse to vote for her.

A show insider said: “She’s putting on a brave face but she knows that Dancing On Ice is a family show and she’s basically been painted as a homewrecker. Jen speaking out on the same day as she takes to the ice for the first time was a major blow.”

The babe’s complicated love life dominated the headlines in the build-up to last night’s launch show.

Just days before Sylvain dumped Jen, it was revealed Samia had split from her former Corrie co-star Will Thorp, 35.